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04/08/2024
Application for LPHIT Housing and Food Courses Open Now!
Deadline: April 19
Two great training opportunities developed by a collaborative group of local public health professionals are coming this Spring!
A brief application process will be used to allocate limited spots in the two trainings. Please read through the details carefully and complete the application below.
Local Public Health Intensive Training (LPHIT) Housing course
The Local Public Health Intensive Training (LPHIT) Housing course, formerly known as MA PHIT Housing, is designed for local health inspectors charged with enforcing housing-related laws and regulations, including State Sanitary Codes (SSC) 105 CMR 400.000: General Administrative Procedures (400) and 410.000: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation (410). This 6-part virtual training program prepares health inspectors with in-depth knowledge of the housing inspection process before their practical, in-person Tier 3 experience led by HUB trainers. The six, 3-hour virtual modules are interactive and engaging. Led by Paul Halfmann and Katharine Dagle, MDPH Senior Housing Specialist Trainer, the training also includes expert guest speakers. A computer with a camera and microphone are required for active participation in all virtual sessions.
- Housing course dates: May 7,8,9 and 14,15,16 (virtual, 3 hours/day); 9 am to 12 noon
Note: This housing course is for people who haven’t previously completed MA PHIT housing or the housing refresher course.
Local Public Health Intensive Training (LPHIT) Food course
The Local Public Health Intensive Training (LPHIT) Food course, formerly known as MA PHIT Food, is designed for local food inspectors charged with enforcing Massachusetts Sanitary Codes 105 CMR 590.000 AND the 2013 FDA Model Food Code and Supplements. This 10+ module hybrid training program prepares health and food inspectors with in-depth knowledge of the food inspection process before their practical, in-person Tier 3 experience led by HUB trainers. There will be 6 days of 3-hour virtual sessions and one in-person finale with 6 hours of hands-on learning. All modules are interactive and engaging. A computer with a camera and microphone are required for active participation in all virtual sessions. Led by Pamela Ross-King with expert guest speakers.
- Food course dates: May 28, 29, 30 & June 3, 4, 5, (virtual, 3 hours/day); 9am to 12 noon and June 11 (in-person, 6 hours) from 9am to 4pm at Worcester State University
Application deadline: April 19, 2024, 5 pm
Notification: April 26, 2024
Participant fee: none
Next steps
Those who complete these trainings will be eligible to start practical in-person training with their Hub Trainer. In order to match specific hub capacity with the number of training students in their region, a lottery may be necessary. You may indicate your course priorities in the application. If you are not selected for these courses other opportunities will be offered later in 2024.
More to come
LPHIT courses are developed by the Massachusetts Health Officers Association, the Massachusetts Environmental Health Association, the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, and the Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses, led by the Boston University School of Public Health and funded by the MDPH Office of Local and Regional Health. These food and housing courses will continue to be offered to local health professionals regularly, and additional courses including wastewater, recreational camps, pools and more will follow.
